Mission Statement

The mission of the Alvarado, Kitayama, and Pioneer Elementary Media Centers is to provide all students with access to the library media center which, supports standards-based curriculum by providing instruction in library media curricula including 21st Century Literacy skills to ensure students become lifelong learners and productive citizens in our community and society.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Week 31: 4/24 - 4/30

It's the first week of Star Testing!

Tuesday - Thursday Prep
9:50 - 10:20 3rd Grade
10:30 - 11:00 2nd Grade
11:50 - 12:20 1st Grade
12:20 - 12:50 4th Grade
1:05 - 1:35 Kinder
1:35 - 2:05 5th Grade

Friday Prep
9:50 - 10:20 5th Grade
10:30 - 11:00 4th Grade
11:50 - 12:20 1st Grade
12:20 - 12:50 2nd Grade
1:05 - 1:35 Kinder
1:35 - 2:05 3rd Grade

Monday Regular Prep Schedule

Lesson Plans:

5th - 2nd: Online Newspaper Hunt
www.newsschool.com

1st Grade:
Read Aloud - Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don't!) by Barbara Bottner
www.abcya.com
Check out books.

Kinder:
Read Aloud - Miss Brooks Loves Books! (and I don't) by Barbara Bottner
www.abcya.com

Monday, April 16, 2012

Week 30: 4/17 - 4/23

5th - 2nd Grade:
Mandala: Buddhist and Hindu Art
Star Test Bubble Art
Check Out








1st-Kinder:
Read Aloud - The Honeybee and the Robber
Computers - www.abcya.com
1st Grade Check Out

Monday, April 9, 2012

Week 29: 4/10 - 4/16

5th & 4th Grade:
All About Almanacs!

A yearly book of facts and records on nouns (person, places, and things).






3rd & 2nd Grade:
Encyclopedia Search: What's that country?

1st & Kinder: Non-Fiction - Life Cycle of the Bee
Tumblebooks: The Queen Bee
Create a Lifecycle Wheel